A breathtaking investigation into blockbusters, a film genre that enjoys worldwide success yet keeps its secret weapon well hidden backstage in Hollywood. The blockbuster appeals to a very wide audience, from 7 to 77 years and from Paris to Beijing. These films, which have boosted the film industry, started out with "Jaws" and "Star Wars" and are still prospering with Avatar or Alice in Wonderland. To succeed, the films must meet a few precise criteria, one of them being their cost - at 100 million dollars minimum. But in Hollywood, the films' ingredients are a well-kept secret; perhaps for fear of discovering that the studios' house rules are not as rosy as in certain fruitful happy endings? The pressure and the stakes are colossal. This fascinating documentary reviews the numerous professions affiliated with the blockbuster, via interviews with producers of the major studios (Walt Disney Studio, 20th Century Fox...)...
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
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Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
São Paulo, Cinemacity
BRATS
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Andrés Caicedo: A Few Good Friends
Thank You, Mr. Robertson
Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial
Handbook of Movie Theaters' History
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
